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Trustee raises concerns that proposed bylaw change would restrict minority trustees' document access
Summary
At a second reading of a board handbook and bylaw update, Trustee Lacoui argued that a change to section 1.5 would limit individual trustees' ability to request documents and could force minority trustees to use FOIA; trustees disputed counts of prior requests and the item remained under debate at the Dec. 8 meeting.
A proposed bylaw amendment under second reading drew sustained debate Dec. 8 after one trustee warned it would constrain individual trustees’ access to district documents.
What was proposed: The amendment to section 1.5 of the board handbook would centralize requests for district records through the president or the board, rather than allowing each trustee to directly request existing documents,…
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